Rohingya Crisis: Relocation Plan Meets Opposition

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September 14, 2020

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The Bangladeshi government wants to relocate more than 100,000 Rohingya refugees to a remote island in the Bay of Bengal.

But some are opposing the plan, while UN agencies are questioning whether the new site is suitable.

Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports.

By Tanvir Chowdhury | 12 Sept 2020

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